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Observational studyChronic respiratory disease

Validity and reliability of the Dutch version of the S3-NIV questionnaire to evaluate long-term noninvasive ventilation.

Charlotte Gw Seijger, Bettine Ah Vosse, Leandre la Fontaine, Tim Raveling, Nicolle Am Cobben, Peter J Wijkstra

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Observational study in Chronic respiratory disease. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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Charlotte Gw SeijgerDepartment of Pulmonary Diseases and Home Mechanical Ventilation, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-1008-9910
Bettine Ah VosseDepartment of Pulmonary Diseases and Home Mechanical Ventilation, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Leandre la FontaineDepartment of Neurology and School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Tim RavelingDepartment of Pulmonary Diseases and Home Mechanical Ventilation, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Nicolle Am CobbenDepartment of Pulmonary Diseases and Home Mechanical Ventilation, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Peter J WijkstraDepartment of Pulmonary Diseases and Home Mechanical Ventilation, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Maastricht University · NLUniversity Medical Center Groningen · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesNoninvasive ventilation (NIV) is an effective treatment for chronic respiratory failure (CRF). Patient-centered outcomes need to be evaluated regularly and the S

methodsAn observational study was conducted, including 127 stable long-term NIV users with CRF or complex sleep related breathing disorders due to different underlying diseases: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (25%), slowly progressive neuromuscular disorders (35%), rapidly progressive neuromuscular disorders (12%) and 'other disorders' (28%) including complex sleep apnea and obesity hypoventilation syndrome. Construct validity and reliability were tested.

resultsThe Dutch version of the questionnaire was obtained after a translation and back-translation process. Internal consistency of the total score was good (Cronbach's α coefficient of 0.78) as well as for the 'respiratory symptoms' subdomain and the 'sleep and side effects' subdomain (Cronbach's α coefficient of 0.78 and 0.69, respectively). The reproducibility was excellent with an intraclass correlation of 0.89 (95% CI 0.87-0.93). Construct validity was good for the 'respiratory symptoms' subdomain.

conclusionThe Dutch S

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Noninvasive VentilationPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveSleep Apnea SyndromesHumansReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and Questionnaireschronic respiratory failureNoninvasive ventilationpatient-reported outcome measurestele-monitoring

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PMID38420967
PMCPMC10906045
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